Door-operated switch



2 sheets-sheet 1 May 25 1926.

Patented May 25,1926. A 1,586,503 PATENT orrice,

UNIT ED STATES,

nnoert WILLARD Ann ALBERT wrLLArtn, on rAwnnE, OKLAHOMA. noon-creamer) Swirl 7' 14, 192a. ty-1am; 720,043

yements in faceot the door 15 to provide a water shed, i d i an a n, whilethe upper enc or" the door 19 extencs es cially adapted t inward and ears against the inner ace 0. l districts 0 j at aremote the door The door 19. is yieldingly held 00 t ma' in a mail box. in closed position by means ot a spring arm 1, one end of seci ed to the door 15. as shown at 22 while the opposite en n a block 23 which is torme o material, the purpose of which 06 The spring arm ntly apparent.

' ro l a retaining loop or Anotl o )lOVlSlOIl 0' signal device tor purpose which is includes a which alsotunctionsto 010 e the box through which the mail matter is insertec, thatthe said closer pro ic es a Staple 2 k.

bi d it h d d hen the carrier desires to deposit mail 71th th above 'ects in View, within the box, e door 19 is pressed inthe invention further me u ,e following I A 9 shown by the dotted lines in *ig- 'ls ot onstruction, Z and after being released, the door wil r o the full line position in said figure novel reatures anc e c 1 ore t lly described illusclose the opening e character indicates the l ted at to be hereinaftee accompanyin trated in )ointed out in the appende Tn the drawings a Figure is a De i e view of a mail box constructed in accordance with the inale, the box in rural ti the roadway u s Figure 2 is a vertical section 25 the same.

Figure 3 is on partly away showing "he signal device an illushaving trating diagrammatically the controlling w, d electromagne s 11 means theretor d between th se magnets u t 8 Figure L r i t its outer Figure 3, w an arcuate plate 0 is plate con- Reterring to the drawings detail ms 0ft which are h i lik f Yefe. em visible through a sight p nm 53 provider 0 w Both t the magnets are of current,

al View of a 30 broken compartment 59 is connected by 0 7 ot the spring arm A 3 the mail may going; m a 59 indicated t ie collector.

r ot the compartment 15 is proopening 18 and this opening" is normally closed by a or or c o ure This door 9 is pivotally mounted near i s partmene A, i

nd as shown a a and this enc 0 ot the insulated bloclr 23 and enga d beyond the outer 19 whereupon curren o lower e ds outwar the door extcn side of the battery 34, through the conducchanges in its form, proportions and minor tor 35, one magnet 30, the conductor 37, the details of construction and the right is herebinding post 39, the conductor 41, the spring in reserved to make such change as proparm 21, 1e door 9, 1e conductor 42, the erly fall Within the scope of the appended binding post 40, e conductor 38 and claim. 30

the magnet and Will cause he arm 32 Which 1e combination with a receptacle havin acts as an armature, to be drawn over to an opening, a metallic door to c ing, said door eing connected in an electric 35 drawings so that the Word Mail Will apcircuit a c forming 'iemovable contact pear before he sigh opening 33. The member of a circuit closer, a springengage owner of the box Will thus be notified of the able With the door to yieldingly hold the presence of mail therein. ter the mail latter in closed position, said spring being 15 ms been removed, the switch 48 may be opalso connected in an electric circuit and 4 eiatel so t s thiou h the forming e ativ y 1U naiy yieldable 20 tie conductor 43, t e magnet 30 and througli iis will energize the other magnet and move the arm to the position shown in Fig ures 8 and 4 of the ClPaWlIl S 0 e I The invent-ion is susceptible of Various 

